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2016 Conference

One-Name Studies – Home and Away

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Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd April 2016

This Conference features an international feel, with presentations on research in Europe, India and the Caribbean. There is a wealth of talent amongst our members and a number of them are lecturers of international renown; we have made good use of this pool of expertise.

Provisional Main Programme

Friday 1st April 2016

15:00 onwards

Registration

16:00

DNA Discussion with Debbie Kennett

20:00

Quiz

Saturday 2nd April 2016

07:30 – 09:00

Breakfast

09:00

Welcome and Opening of the Conference – Guild President followed by the Annual General Meeting

11:00 – 12:00

Up the Cut – Derek R Harris An amusing and informative look at the canals of England and Wales. This is a talk with a twist, don’t miss it.

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30

Researching Ancestors who lived in British India, 1600-1947 – Peter Bailey Many families had members who lived and worked in British India; come and learn how to find out more about them.

14:45 – 15:45

Twiling your One-Name Study – Paul Brooks from Twile A demonstration of this fast developing method of presenting your family history and an opportunity to consider how this might be adapted to one-name studies.

16:00 – 17:00

Tracing your One-Name in Europe – Julie Goucher Julie’s own ‘one-name’ has strong roots in Italy and she is author of Discovering your European Ancestors, so she is well placed to give us idea about how we can track down individuals on continental Europe.

19:00

Reception

19:30

Conference Dinner

Sunday 3rd April 2016

07:45 – 09:30

Breakfast

08:45 – 09:15

Ecumenical Service

09:30 – 10:30

Tracking my One-Name all over the world: the Eastlake family – Kim Baldacchino A case study from Kim’s one-name study, with plenty of suggestions as to how your findings can be illustrated.

11:00 – 12:00

One-Name Studies Round the World – Panel Suggestions of key sources for one-namers in a variety of non-UK countries. With contributions from Peter Towey, Julie Goucher and others.

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

Regional Rep Meeting

13:30 – 14:30

British Surnames – A Legacy of British Slave-ownership – Bob Cumberbatch The origins of Caribbean surnames and how to trace your one-name in that part of the world. Migration to and from the Caribbean and the abolition of slavery.

15:00 – 16:00

Following One-Name Around the World: tracking emigrants & immigrants – Janet Few Examples of sources that can be used to track down those who leave UK for other parts of the English-speaking world and case studies illustrating what can be discovered.

The Venue:

The venue, the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B40 1PP is centrally placed, being within 1 mile of Birmingham International train station and airport and offers a shuttle service from the train station. For those arriving by car, it is situated off the M42 and close to the M6, M1 and M5 motorways. If you can tear yourself away from the family history, there is a heated swimming pool, fitness centre and spa.

The Added Extras:

We hope that the proximity of our conference to Who Do You Think You Are? Live, both in terms of the calendar and geography, will make a journey to Birmingham doubly worthwhile next April. There will be an opportunity to visit places of historical interest on the three days between the conference and Who Do You Think You Are? Live.

Amongst other places, we will be visiting The Black Country Museum. Their website describes this attraction: “The story of the Black Country is distinctive because of the scale, drama, intensity and multiplicity of the industrial might that was unleashed. It first emerged in the 1830s, creating the first industrial landscape anywhere in the world. It is this that we rejoice in and want to share with you. Our award-winning corner of the West Midlands is now one of the finest and largest open-air museums in the United Kingdom. After very humble beginnings, a bright idea and 40 years of inspiration, this is twenty six acres worth exploring. Amazing as it may seem, we have created a ‘place’ – a real and lively place, where once there was nothing and nobody. With a village and charismatic residents to chat with. Trams to ride. Games to play. Things being made. Stories to hear. People – their triumphs to admire and troubles to be thankful that are not ours. Time to be well spent.“

Other outings available between 4 and 6 April include a Guided Bus Tour of Historic Birmingham and a visit to Sarehole Mill. If interested, please reserve your place by 1 March using the following link: Book Additional Outings.

Where can I get ‘Booking Forms’ for NON-MEMBERS to attend a Day Sessions on either the Saturday or Sunday. I need some of these or at least a template of them, so I can take them to meetings over the winter and I NEED this sooner rather than later.

Download the flyer booking form which is linked from the next to last paragraph in the post above, under ‘Booking details’. The form allows members and non-members to opt for day attendance – print as many copies as you need, whenever you need them.

As far as I know, a non-member can attend as much, or as little of the Conference as they wish – all the combinations I can think of are included on the booking form. The only part a non-member can’t do is to vote at the AGM; it may be that they shouldn’t even attend the AGM, but I don’t recall anyone checking that evreyone at the AGM was actually a member.

I’m only shown as the author of this post because I’m the Assistant Webmaster; for definitive answers to anything about the Conference and/ or AGM please contact the Conference Organiser using the links in the post above.

What is the parking situation please? I can’t see anything in the booking form or in the information, though I read on Trip Advisor that you have to pay for parking. Is it included in the conference price? If not how do we reserve a parking place? Is parking available for day visitors as well as for those staying?

Parking is available free of charge to all conference delegates including day delegates.​ This has been negotiated with the hotel.

To my knowledge we do not need to reserve a parking space, for those who are staying at the hotel there vehicle information is requested as you check in. For day delegates we would need to clarify, whether they require vehicle registration details or if a note in the vehicle is sufficient, but it is provided free of charge.

Julie

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